Ottawa Senators acquire high-scoring winger DeBrincat from Chicago for picks

MONTREAL — The Ottawa Senators have acquired forward Alex DeBrincat from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for the Senators’ seventh-overall pick and second-round pick at the 2022 NHL draft and a third-round selection in 2024.

DeBrincat led the Blackhawks in 2021-22 with 41 goals in 82 games and ranked second in team scoring with 78 points, and was named to the Central Division’s all-star team.

The 24-year-old from Farmington Hills, Mich., was selected by the Blackhawks in the second-round (39th overall) at the 2016 NHL draft.

He has posted 307 points (160 goals, 147 assists) and 67 penalty minutes over 360 career games with the Blackhawks.